LIFE imitates BART

In the latest of RedEye's ongoing series exploring how "The Simpsons" predicts the future, let's examine the political landscape ahead and see if they predict the next U.S. Senator from Ohio.

Jerry Springer

Having made a fortune as TV show host/ringleader, Jerry Springer files to run for the U.S. Senate from Ohio as a Democrat. Springer's show makes him famous but in 1974 he resigned from the Cincinnati City Council after it was learned he paid a prostitute with a check. Springer was later elected mayor.

The Simpsons say

Having made a fortune as TV show host/ringleader, Krusty the Klown runs for U.S. Congress as a Republican. At the GOP meeting, he asks fellow Republicans if they can help cover up any past indiscretions, and Mr. Burns asks, "Are these indiscretions romantic, financial or treasonous?" Krusty replies, "Russian hooker, you tell me." Krusty is later elected.